Law firms filed over 1,000 legal tech patents globally – but only 1 was filed in the UK July 13, 2023 Law firms around the world are increasingly investing in technology to remain competitive, new data shared with City A.M. reveals. Exactly 1,184 patent applications for legal services technology were filed globally in the year ending September 2022, according to data obtained by Thomson Reuters from the World Intellectual Property Organisation. China filed the most with [...]
Thames Water: Ofwat boss refuses to apologise for water industry debt crisis July 13, 2023 Ofwat’s former boss refused to apologise for allowing the water industry to rack up an eye-watering £65bn debt mountain.
Airports are raising drop-off charges to record highs – so which London hubs are cashing in? July 13, 2023 Drivers taking relatives and friends to the airport should “brace themselves” for record drop-off charges this summer, the breakdown firm RAC has warned. The RAC’s investigation, which analysed charges across the UK’s busiest airports, reveals seven in 21 airports have hiked fees in the last year, with London Stansted topping the table at £7. Airports [...]
The Boris by-election: Is Uxbridge about to turn red, or will the ULEZ expansion keep it blue? July 13, 2023 Tucked just inside the M25, the west London town of Uxbridge was, until last month, the parliamentary home of a former prime minister. Boris Johnson held Uxbridge and South Ruislip for the past eight years before dramatically quitting the Commons. Formed in 2010 by blending the former seats of Uxbridge and Ruislip-Northwood, the constituency has [...]
Businesses need to stop looking for a public pat on the back and gold stars July 13, 2023 Businesses must realise that just bragging about how good they are is not a great communication strategy. They won't win a gold star for just doing their job, writes Simon Neville
Let’s be honest, nationalising the water companies would mean even higher bills July 13, 2023 Even if we want to punish water firm bosses for letting sewage and faeces end up in our oceans, nationalisation will only give us higher bills, writes Matthew Lesh
As Turkey hitches itself to Nato and the EU, it is a litmus test for a Russia on the wane July 13, 2023 As Turkey pulls closer to the West, it is a sign President Erdogan is doubting the future of Russia’s influence, writes Daniel Sleat.
Truss suggests mini-budget may have paid off in the long-term July 12, 2023 Liz Truss appeared to suggest her mini-budget may have paid off long-term as her new taskforce warned the UK risks lagging behind other nations unless it tackles stagnation. Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister likened sluggish growth in recent years to a “boiling a frog situation” as she attended an event to launch the Growth Commission. Members [...]
CMA outlines next steps for Microsoft and Activision as firms work to clear deal July 12, 2023 Microsoft and Activsion would have to present a new revised deal to the UK’s competition authority if it is to reconsider the multi-billion pound takeover deal, the agency said today. “While the merging parties do not have the opportunity to submit new solutions once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure [...]
Crypto crime is falling July 12, 2023 Blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis has revealed that crypto crime is significantly down in 2023.
